The Latest Breaking News from SouthEast

As Winter Storm Fern swept across the United States in late January 2026, bringing ice, snow and freezing temperatures, it left more than a million people without power, mostly in the Southeast.

School systems across the Southeast are dealing with weather-related school closures for the second week in a row, leading some to try remote learning while many prepare to add more school days to make up for lost instructional time

While national food alerts grab the headlines, shoppers in Metro Atlanta often face a different kind of risk: the localized distribution pull. Because Atlanta serves as a massive logistics hub for the Southeast, regional supply chain hiccups—from temperature spikes on I-285 to water quality issues at local processing plants—can affect…

A big winter storm dumped sleet, freezing rain and snow across much of the U.S. on Sunday, bringing subzero temperatures and paralyzing air and road traffic. Power lines were draped in ice, and hundreds of thousands of people in the Southeast were left without electricity.